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Scarborough General Hospital

Outpatient clinics and patient services have started on a phased basis at the new Scarborough General Hospital at Signal Hill. The Hospital was handed over to the THA on April 4. “We are experiencing a smooth transition from the existing Scarborough Regional Hospital to the new Scarborough General Hospital,” said

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New Economic Plans for Tobago

The Tobago public will get to have its say as the THA prepares its economic plans for the next five years. The Division of Finance and Enterprise Development will hold a public consultation to discuss the Second Comprehensive Economic Development Plan for Tobago for the period 2013-2017. Members of the

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Pilot for Emergency Alert System for Tobago

It’s always a risk when a senior person falls ill, or someone with a disability suddenly needs emergency care or even when a dangerous domestic violence situation errupts. With this in mind the Tobago House of Assembly introduces its first Emergency Alert System which will allow senior citizens, persons with

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THA waiting on commissioning money

The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is yet to receive the $100 million parliamentary allocation for the commissioning of the new Scarborough General Hospital at Signal Hill. This although Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar promised at the commissioning of the first phase of services at the multi million institution at Signal

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Tobago to be twinned with St Ann’s Guadeloupe

Tobago is to be twinned with the district of St Ann’s in Guadeloupe. This decision was taken following a round of visits by teams from the French Caribbean island and Tobago. A two-member team comprising a cultural icon of Guadeloupe, Mario Coco who is a dance choreographer and the Deputy

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Approval for shipwreck search

The Executive Council of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has given approval to the University of Connecticut and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology of the United States to salvage shipwrecks on the seabed of the Scarborough Harbour that have been there for over four centuries. The project was agreed

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